From 64aba8e32dc98c11641577c7e98826a9896c4d8f Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Botspot <54716352+Botspot@users.noreply.github.com> Date: Sat, 15 Jun 2024 17:42:37 -0500 Subject: [PATCH] kicad was updated to 8.0.3 today --- apps/KiCad/description | 7 ++++--- 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-) diff --git a/apps/KiCad/description b/apps/KiCad/description index befe58ffd2..834d86304e 100644 --- a/apps/KiCad/description +++ b/apps/KiCad/description @@ -1,9 +1,11 @@ Electronics Design Automation Suite - newer than what is available from APT -On PiOS Bookworm, only KiCad 6 is available from apt. KiCad 7 has a number of improvements over KiCad 6: +On PiOS Bookworm, this will install KiCAD 8.0.3, whereas only KiCad 6 is available from apt. KiCad 8 has a number of improvements over KiCad 6: +- Thousands of new footprints +- Easy importing of boards and libraries from other PCB designers - Custom fonts +- Add graphics to the schematic or board - Drag and drop - Command line interface -- Layout enhancements - Smarter algorothms and crash reporting - Much more at https://www.kicad.org/blog/2023/02/Version-7.0.0-Released/ @@ -11,6 +13,5 @@ To run: Menu -> Other -> KiCad To run in a terminal: kicad Note: -If you are using PiOS Bookworm, only KiCad 6.0.11 is available from APT, but Pi-Apps will install KiCad 7.0.11 using bookworm-backports. - If you are using PiOS Bullseye, only KiCad 5.1.9 is available from APT, but Pi-Apps will install KiCad 6.0.11 using bullseye-backports. - If you are still on PiOS Buster or Ubuntu, Pi-Apps will install the default version available from the repositories.